Welcome CharlotteSt Glad your outfits co-ordinate. I have been invited to a May Bumps garden party at Cambridge Uni with the family and have lots of lovely dresses but used to always wear them with heels and now am doing chemo can only do flats and have been wearing trainers. But have 3 weeks to solve this and nice issue to have.
Lovely bird photos Sprouts, Lemons and MissC
Glad things have worked out so well for your DS MissC and you had a lovely trip.
Hope exams went well Prok
Glad you had good weekends Half and Nydj
Today was my 7th chemo so another one done, and still on half steroids and feeling so much better than before with that and on 90% chemo and neuropathy is just mild. 5 to go in theory, cannula was a bit tricky but worked. Did bloods and they are not too bad.
DD has 5 GCSE exams this week but Mr Floof is keeping her super calm if not helping her sleep as he sleeps on her pillow. I am also suspicious of being a bestie to DD Helena as normally a request for large sums of money comes shortly after. This time its a new double bed for her and Mr Floof, not a bad idea but not cheap. She is still waiting to hear back about the punting summer job, interview was good experience and does not matter too much either way as she is only 16. Mr Floof and her are deeply in love. She sends me loads of messages about him every day as well as coming for updates and photos and calls him her baby.
Great news with DS, found out today he appears to have sat 7 GCSE subject mocks and passed 6, and 7th should pass with a couple more marks. He was expected to fail all but maths as he has not written or spoken since last January other than numbers. The grades are down on his potential and he won't be happy with them but considering he has also missed half his lessons and done no homework they are amazing and if he does that next year should be able to get onto 3 A levels like he wants in Maths, FM (he got an 8 in maths) and physics (he got a 6, should go to a 7) and not been to a single physics lesson or done any at home this year, max is an 8 in these, 9 next summer and normally goes up 1 over a year. Around a 7 is needed for A levels but some will take with a 6. School are arranging a dog therapist and NHS SALT waiting list, probably will be nothing via SALT but worth a try. He has 5 other subjects, they do so many there, he has 12, most UK schools do 8 or 9 and am trying to establish what happened in those. I think 2 out of 5 was not have been tested, maybe he refused 2 and 1 may be being added later or he refused. I am asking for clarification and what lessons he is in. Talking to LA Head of Stat Assessment on Thursday but this is first sign of hope we have had in a year and a half really. Well apart from things we did.
Special collection on Wed for a broken mirror DD has and 6 rubbish sacks which we have to make tomorrow. Then on Saturday now cleaner is coming for second one off, well 2 cleaners for 4 hours they suggested, DH was moaning about price and was more time than I wanted and cost but they were so good last time and we really need it. It includes DD and DS rooms and they are right to add lots of time especially if they brave under DSs sofa.
Feeling very drowsy from chemo piriton.